At 19 years, seven months and 24 days, Wallace eclipsed the mark previously held by Cole Whitt, who won a series pole at 19 years, eight months and 18 days.

But Wallace isn’t the only youngster starting up front -- Elliott is 17, Burton 20 and Blaney 19.

It’s the first pole for the driver of the Kyle Busch Motorsports No. 54 Toyota. He started on the outside of the front row earlier this year at Martinsville Speedway.

“That’s really cool,” Wallace said of the record. “Chase had me scared there for a second. His second lap was pretty quick, but our lap was a little bit better. That kept us on top and to carry that record means a lot.”

Wallace said he wasn’t sure what to expect for qualifying, and that the previous day’s practice sessions on the 1-mile track were just “OK.”

“As practice went on, we got more free. We ended practice way too free for my preference,” he said.

“Jerry (Baxter, crew chief) and the guys worked their tails off to get it to where we needed it to be.”

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